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Coxsackie, Hudson River, NY Daily Water Report — September 4, 2026

Boats and kayaks own the Hudson at Coxsackie today. Boating scores 9.5 and kayaking 9.2, the strongest pair among the scored activities, on a dry, nearly cloudless stretch with representative north-northwest wind around 3 knots and a marine forecast of 0-meter waves. Those marks track light air, slack current, no rain, and, for boating, scant cloud—not a safety declaration. Fishing is a workable 6.6, wildlife 6.2, sailing 5.6 on the light-air side, and surfing 4.5 with nothing to ride. Diving is not scored. The cleanest window is first light through midafternoon. Dawn is 05:55, sunrise 06:23, and a solunar major runs 05:51–07:51 while the tide is still filling toward the 1.27-meter high at 09:55. Representative air is 19.1 C (feels like 21.2 C) in a day range of 18.3–26.5 C, humidity 91 percent, pressure a stable 1012 hPa, and atmospheric visibility 12.2 km under about 6 percent cloud. No rain is indicated. Daytime wind spans 1.0–9.2 knots, so small craft should have an easy morning. The afternoon low of 0.18 meters at 16:17 is the day’s lowest water, useful if you are working the shoreline on the wildlife score’s low-tide timing. The tradeoff is late. The strongest gust is 16.1 knots at 18:00, overlapping the evening solunar major (17:51–19:51) and the climb toward the 1.67-meter high at 22:27. Sailors may want that pulse; open boats and paddlers may not. Last-quarter moon, 53 percent illuminated, rises at 22:38 after sunset at 19:28. Against CatchWindow’s recent reconstructed scores, today’s boating mark sits above the 8.5–8.7 stretch of September 1–3 and nearer August 30’s 9.8. Fishing at 6.6 is a step up from yesterday’s 5.6 and in line with the week’s mid-6s. Wildlife has eased from late August’s 7s and 8.6. Surfing has been 4.5 throughout that record, matching a 0-meter wave field. September 5–8 stay similarly flat: peak winds 8–10.4 knots, little rain chance, still 0-meter waves, with cooler mornings by the 7th. The 9th and 10th turn breezier, 11.9–14.6 knots, with a 43 percent chance of precipitation. Best bet: launch at first light and be off before that 18:00 gust.